Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter A pledge for gender balance across aviation and aerospace
The UK’s aviation and aerospace sectors are making a commitment to work together to build a more balanced and fair industry for women by launching a Charter for Women. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Transport welcomes the initiative that recognises more needs to be done to greater enhance the gender balance in the sectors. Organisations that sign up to this Charter are committing to be the very best at driving diversity and inclusion within their sector and providing fair opportunities for women to succeed at the highest levels. The Charter reflects the aspiration to see gender balance at all levels across aviation and aerospace. A balanced workforce is good for business – it is good for customers and consumers, for profitability and workplace culture, and is increasingly attractive for investors.
The Charter: • commits organisations to supporting the progression of women into senior roles in the aviation and aerospace sectors by focusing on the executive pipeline and the mid-tier level; • recognises the diversity of the sector and that organisations will have different starting points – each organisation should therefore set its own targets, where appropriate, and implement the right strategy for their organisation; and • requires organisations to publicly report on progress to deliver against any internal targets to support the transparency and accountability needed to drive change.
My organisation commits to promote gender diversity by: • having one member of our senior executive team who is responsible and accountable for gender diversity and inclusion; • setting internal targets, where appropriate, for gender diversity in our senior management; • publishing progress annually against any targets in reports on our website; and • having an intention to ensure the pay of the senior executive team is linked to delivery against any internal targets on gender diversity and inclusion.
Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter Signatories 1. Abbey Metal Finishing 43. Department for the Economy 88. NATS Company Ltd in Northern Ireland 89. North West Aerospace 2. Aberdeen International Airport 44. Doncaster Sheffield Airport Alliance (NWAA) 3. ADS 45. Easyjet 90. ON Systems 4. ADS Toulouse 46. Farnborough Aerospace 91. Oxley Group 5. AerFin Consortium (FAC) 92. Private Fly 6. Aerospace Technology 47. Farnborough International Ltd 93. Produmax Institute (ATI) 48. Ferranti Technologies Ltd 94. Reaction Engines 7. Aerospace Wales 49. Flitetec 95. Rockford 8. Air Navigation Solutions 50. Flitetrak 96. Rolls Royce 9. AGK Sourcing Consultancy 51. Flybe 97. Safran Limited 52. Gatwick Airport 98. Safran Seats GB 10. AGS Airports Limited 53. GE Aviation 99. SalusUAV 11. Airbus 54. GearUp Media Ltd. 100. SAM Northern Ireland 12. Airlines UK 55. George Best Belfast City 101. Semta 13. Airport Operators Association Airport 102. Sharing in Growth (SiG) (AOA) 56. GKN Aerospace 103. Sigma Components Ltd 14. AJW Group 57. Glasgow Airport 104. SL Engineering Ltd 15. Amfax Limited 58. Gowling WLG 105. Smit Project Solutions Ltd 16. Atkins 59. Heathrow Airport 106. South West Metal Finishing 17. ATL Turbine Services 60. Helander 107. Southampton International 18. Aurigny 61. Helispeed Airport 19. Avon Valley Precision 62. Highlands and Islands 108. Spirit AeroSystems Engineering (AVPE) Airports Limited 109. Starspeed Helicopters 20. Babcock Aviation 63. IAG Group 110. Stobart Aviation 21. BAe Systems 64. IPC Mouldings 111. Thales 22. Belcan International 65. Ishka Global 112. The Air League 23. Birmingham Airport 66. Jersey Airport 113. The Aviation Logistics 24. Birmingham Law Society 67. Jetdeck Aviation Network 25. Boeing 68. JJ Churchill Ltd 114. The Aviatrix Project 26. Bombardier 69. L3 Commercial Aviation 115. Thomas Cook 27. Boyden 70. LCLX Aviation Ltd 116. Titan Airways 28. Bradfor Ltd 71. Leonardo 117. TT Electronics 29. Bristol Airport 72. Liverpool John Lennon Airport 118. TUI 30. British Airways 73. London Biggin Hill Airport 119. UK Space Agency (UKSA) 31. C W Fletcher 74. London City Air Group 120. Unite 32. Cardiff Airport 75. London Luton Airport 121. Unitech Aerospace 33. CargoLogicAir 76. Manchester Airport Group 122. University of Bristol 34. Castle Precision Engineering 77. Manufacturing and Business 123. University of Manchester Ltd Solutions Ltd 124. University of Nottingham 35. Cobham 78. Martin Aerospace Ltd. 125. University of Sheffield 36. Collins Aerospace 79. MB Aerospace 126. University of West of England 37. Confederation of Shipbuilding 80. Menzies Aviation Plc 127. Verify Europe and Engineering Unions 81. MEP Ltd 128. Virgin Atlantic (CSEU) 82. Middlesex Aerospace 129. Walker Precision Engineering 38. Coventry University 83. Morgan Sindall Ltd 39. Cranfield University 84. Moyola Precision Engineering 130. Welsh Government 40. Crosby Aviation Training 85. MSM Aerospace Fabricators 131. West of England Aerospace 41. Davies Turner Air Cargo 86. My Language Connection Forum (WEAF) Limited 87. National Composite Centre 132. Women in Aviation UK 42. Denroy Plastics (NCC) 133. Zip-Clip
Supporters correct as of Thursday 17 October 2019
Supporting Organisations 134. Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) 150. Kew College 135. British Aviation Group 151. Korn Ferry 136. Brunel University 152. Meggitt 137. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) 153. Met Office 138. Claveaux Consulting 154. Qioptiq 139. Deloitte LLP 155. Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) 140. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial 156. Scottish Government Strategy (BEIS) 157. SheTravel 141. Department for Transport (DfT) 158. Singleton PR 142. Diverse Matters 159. Southampton University 143. Emerald Media Ltd. 160. Sustainable Aviation 144. ERA (European Regions Airline Association) 161. Swansea University 145. FlightGlobal 162. The Aviation Club UK 146. Gethin’s Inflight News 163. The Law Society 147. Global Aerospace 164. Virtuoso IT 148. International Aviation Women's Association 165. Women in Aerospace Europe - UK (IAWA) 166. Women in Transport 149. Jonathan Lee Aerospace
Overseas Supporting Organisations 167. Advaya Legal 172. Luxaviation Group 168. African Section Ninety Nines 173. Luxaviation Helicopters 169. Central Global Cargo Gmbh 174. TU Delft 170. Gulf Air B.S.C.(c) 175. United Airlines 171. International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Supporters correct as of Thursday 17 October 2019